World's oldest wooden structure defies Stone-Age stereotypes
Archaeologists dug into a riverbank in Zambia and uncovered what they call the earliest known wood construction by humans. The half-million year-old artifacts could change how we see Stone-Age people.(Image credit: Larry Barham and Geoff Duller/University of Liverpool)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gabriel Spitzer Source Type: news

Age Safe ® America Promotes Falls Prevention Awareness with NCOA
Age Safe America, LLC a leading training, membership and services organization dedicated to raising awareness of solutions for home safety and falls prevention among older adults, is proud to participate in Falls Prevention Week 2023 SARASOTA, Fla., Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: SCZ Source Type: news

Americas ’ first cowboys were enslaved Africans, ancient cow DNA suggests
Think “cowboy,” and you might picture John Wayne riding herd across the U.S. West. But the first cowboys lived in Mexico and the Caribbean, and most of them were Black . That’s the conclusion of a recent analysis of DNA from 400-year-old cow bones excavated on the island of Hispaniola and at sites in Mexico. The work, published in Scientific Reports , also provides evidence that African cattle made it to the Americas at least a century earlier than historians realized. The timing of these African imports—to the early 1600s—suggests the growth of cattle herds may have been connected to the s...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Patients With Rheumatism Have Premature Immune System Aging Patients With Rheumatism Have Premature Immune System Aging
Researchers have studied how the T-cell aging process translates into metabolic reprogramming of the T-cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Jellyfish show how you don ’t need a brain to learn, say researchers
Adjustment of behaviour shown in study suggests learning is integral function of neuronsJellyfish change their behaviour based on past experiences, researchers have revealed, in a study that suggests learning could be a fundamental property of the way nerve cells work.Unlike humans, jellyfish do not have a central brain. However, box jellyfish have clusters of neurons associated with the creatures ’ eye-like structures, known as rhopalia, with this system acting as the visual information processing centre.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Animal behaviour Marine life Invertebrates Biology Science World news Neuroscience Source Type: news

Five simple ways to prevent the deadly disease one in three Britons could be at risk of
If not treated the disease can progress to live failure, cancer and even death.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Investigating mid-block pedestrian crossing behaviour and safety at urban streets in Cairo - Bayomi A, Shawky M, Osama A.
Pedestrians are the most vulnerable road users in the transportation system. Understanding pedestrian behaviour and road safety culture is critical for improving traffic safety in developing countries. The primary goal of this 2-fold study is to provide an...
Source: SafetyLit - September 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

E-scooter-related orthopedic injuries and the treatments applied: are these scooters a new means of transportation or a new source of trauma? - İğrek S, Ulusoy.
INTRODUCTION: E-scooters have become increasingly popular in Turkey due to easy accessibility. In parallel with this, the number of e-scooter-related injuries has increased gradually. The aim of this study was to determine the types of e-scooter-related or...
Source: SafetyLit - September 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Worm Pulled From Woman ' s Brain in Case That ' Stunned ' Worm Pulled From Woman ' s Brain in Case That ' Stunned '
A 64-year-old woman diagnosed with pneumonia had abdominal pain, diarrhea, dry cough, and night sweats. A year of inexplicable symptoms ended in an open biopsy and a live, stringlike worm.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Extended Reality (XR) Makes Healthcare Training Faster, Easier to Implement, and More Effective, According to HTC VIVE Study
Nine out of ten healthcare professionals believe that XR enhances their training and empowers them to be more effective at work SEATTLE, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As healthcare organizations look for better ways to train their staff on everything from how to carry out new...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: SVY Source Type: news

How the Phoenix metro ranks among racially segregated hospital markets in America
The Lown Institute's new report assessed to what extent 3,142 U.S. hospitals served patients of color by reviewing "how well the demographics of a hospital's Medicare patients matched the demographics of the hospital's surrounding communities."
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Andrew Vaupel Source Type: news

Revealed: More than half of sick Brits wait longer than FOUR HOURS in A&E at the worst performing NHS trusts - so how does your hospital fare?
NHS data revealed 54 per cent of sick Brits showing up to Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in the year to March 2023 waited at least four hours for care.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Learning the lessons: the unequal impact of the Covid-19 pandemic: voices of people and communities
This report captures the findings from an engagement exercise held by National Voices about how communities and groups were affected differently by both the Covid-19 virus and the measures to control it. It finds that the pandemic response exacerbated existing, deep-rooted inequalities across the UK, and compounded the disadvantages experienced by people from minoritised communities, by disabled people and by people living with long term conditions.ReportNational Voices - news
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - September 22, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Covid-19 Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news

Mini-budget one year on: how the Truss-Kwarteng growth plan lingers
It's a year since Liz Truss and her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, unveiled a mini-budget that included £45 billion of unfunded tax cuts and caused chaos, confusion and controversy. Many people feel Truss is to blame for the high interest rates that have caused worry and worse for homeowners, but her…#liztruss #kwasikwarteng #darioperkins #tslombard #economist #richardpartington #guardian #callummason #partington #cityam
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Did Poverty Soar Last Year? It Depends How You Measure It
Poverty gauges not just income levels but also hardship factors such as food insecurity. Last week, it was widely reported that poverty had soared in 2022 after dropping sharply in 2021. This was particularly pronounced for children: The child poverty rate had fallen by half in 2021, before…
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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